Larki

Today I woke up to a hangry fatherwho had been awake for a few hoursbut didn't have anyone to cook for himso instead of cooking breakfast for myselfI made sure his fragile ego was fedToday I woke up to my mommaking breakfast for both of my brothersbefore running out the doorI then made myself foodbecause unlike them I have to do everything on my ownToday I realized no matter how many achievements I haveno matter how much I follow the rules, the commandmentsof this toxic community, I am home toI will forever be beneath a maleI will be beneath him, despite us both working and being educatedand he will forever take credit for everythingtoday I have yelled, "Fuck it," a million times in my headfor I am exhausted of being a womanwhere the people preach religionbut follow the cultureand leave us all in gray confused spaceswhere we then rise.Today and every day I battle and battleas a larki.Photo Credits: @thepakistanimarthastewart